By Erin L. Cox In addition to her “Top 10 of 2009,” Bethanne Patrick, managing editor and host of the Web TV show “The Book Studio,” delivered her “Bottom 10 Books of 2009” list. While you may not agree with all of them, it is a refreshing look at the books of 2009 that didn’t deliver. Tell us about your …

By Erin L. Cox The online literary review The Quarterly Conversation offered a unique spin on the “year-end book list,” suggesting several dozen titles they would eagerly like to see translated into English. Among those interviewed for the piece are some names familiar to Publishing Perspectives readers, including Chad Post and Christopher Merrill. As only 3% of books published in …

By Emily Williams No friend to publishing (see our earlier coverage here) Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez has nevertheless started to implement his four-part color coded “Revolutionary Reading Plan.” Announced in May, the goal of the project as stated by the Venezuelan government, is “the democratization of books and reading, with a new conception of reading as a collective act under …

By Erin L. Cox Home is where your stack of books is… Maybe you, like me, have a stack of books sitting on your nightstand or piled next to your bed. I love that stack of books. I cultivate it like some people cultivate gardens. I take a book off here, add a book there — all according to my …

It’s Memorial Day in the United States, the traditional start of the summer reading season. Here are some links to reliable Summer reading lists from around the Web. STEPHEN KING: The master of horror offers a top seven for summer. Pay attention, he championed Daniel Wroblewski’s “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” last year and it lept onto bestseller lists soon …